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Archipelago

    Tonga

    20°04′S 174°50′W

    Lifuka Island Group

    Part of Haʻapai

    View of Tonga taken during ISS Expedition 27.
    View of Tonga taken during ISS Expedition 27.

    Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain

    Chart

    32 landforms

    Major islands

    4
    • Tofua

      Tofua

      Area
      54.1 km²
      High point
      370 m

      Tofua is a volcanic island in Tonga. Located in the Haʻapai island group, it is a steep-sided composite cone with a summit caldera.

    • Kao

      Kao

      Area
      11.5 km²
      High point
      1,033 m

      Kao is an island and stratovolcano in the Haʻapai island group of Tonga. It lies about 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Tofua island and reaches 1,030 m (3,379 ft) above sea level, the highest point in Tonga.

    • Lifuka

      Lifuka

      Area
      11.4 km²
      High point
      22 m

      Lifuka Island is an island in Tonga. It sits approximately 170 kilometres north-east of the capital, Nukuʻalofa, and covers an area of 12.2 square kilometres.

    • Foa

      Area
      13.6 km²
      High point
      27 m

      Foa is an island in Tonga. It is located within the Haʻapai group in the centre of the country, to northeast of the national capital of Nukuʻalofa.

    Minor islands

    13

    Islets

    9
    • Tofanga9 m · 0.06 km²
    • Limu5 m · 0.05 km²
    • Nukupule7 m · 0.04 km²
    • Luahoko13 m · 0.04 km²
    • Meama16 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island0.03 km²
    • Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai86 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island0.9 ha
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.6 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    6
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m1,500 m1,033 mKao370 mTofua118 mHunga Haʻapai86 mHunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai50 mFotuhaʻa28 mLofanga27 mFoa26 mMoʻungaʻone23 mHaʻano22 mLifuka18 mUoleva17 mʻUiha16 mOfolanga16 mMeama
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110100Tofua: 54.1 km²TofuaFoa: 13.6 km²FoaKao: 11.5 km²KaoLifuka: 11.4 km²LifukaHaʻano: 6.7 km²HaʻanoʻUiha: 5.5 km²ʻUihaUoleva: 3 km²UolevaLofanga: 1.4 km²LofangaMoʻungaʻone: 1.3 km²MoʻungaʻoneFotuhaʻa: 1 km²FotuhaʻaOfolanga: 0.85 km²OfolangaNiniva: 0.45 km²NinivaUonukuhahake: 0.43 km²UonukuhahakeNukunamo: 0.34 km²NukunamoTatafa: 0.3 km²TatafaHunga Haʻapai: 0.2 km²Hunga HaʻapaiUonukuhihifo: 0.1 km²UonukuhihifoTofanga: 0.06 km²TofangaLimu: 0.05 km²LimuNukupule: 0.04 km²NukupuleLuahoko: 0.04 km²LuahokoMeama: 0.03 km²MeamaUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandHunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai: 0.02 km²Hunga Tonga–Hunga…Unnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Tofua54.1 km²
    Foa13.6 km²
    Kao11.5 km²
    Lifuka11.4 km²
    Haʻano6.7 km²
    ʻUiha5.5 km²
    Uoleva3 km²
    Lofanga1.4 km²
    Moʻungaʻone1.3 km²
    Fotuhaʻa1 km²
    Ofolanga0.85 km²
    Niniva0.45 km²
    Uonukuhahake0.43 km²
    Nukunamo0.34 km²
    Tatafa0.3 km²
    Hunga Haʻapai0.2 km²
    Uonukuhihifo0.1 km²
    Tofanga0.06 km²
    Limu0.05 km²
    Nukupule0.04 km²
    Luahoko0.04 km²
    Meama0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata

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